Nigeria’s 80% youth unemployment rate indictment on leadership —Peter Obi
Abuja—Former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has described Nigeria’s reported 80 per cent youth unemployment rate as a damning verdict on the country’s leadership and economic policies. Reacting to a recent…
BREAKING: Akpabio Hospitalised in London After Reported Collapse, Misses Crucial Budget Meeting
Senate President Godswill Akpabio is reportedly receiving medical treatment at a hospital in London after collapsing earlier this month, sources within the National Assembly have told SaharaReporters. According to the sources, Akpabio collapsed on…
Plateau governor set to dump PDP for APC – Official
Governor Caleb Muftwang of Plateau is set to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Istifanus Nwansat, the Political Adviser, to the governor, made this known in an interview with newsmen on Monday…
Presidency Rejects Opposition Claims on Democracy, Defends EFCC Independence
The Presidency has dismissed allegations by opposition politicians that Nigeria’s multi party democracy is under threat and that anti corruption agencies are being used for political purposes, describing the claims as unfounded and self serving. In a…
PDP Accuses Tinubu of Using State Development to Force Defections, Vows to Uphold Democracy Ahead of 2027 Elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Federal Government of using state development as a means of political pressure, claiming that governors and elected officials are being coerced to defect to the ruling party through a system that favours…
David Oyedepo Says He Won’t Join Politics Even if Offered $1 Billion, Urges Focus on Divine Calling at Shiloh 2025
David Oyedepo, presiding bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners Chapel, has reaffirmed that he will not engage in politics, no matter the financial inducement. He made the declaration during the day five impartation service…
El-Rufai Says Tinubu Publicly Begged Him to Join Cabinet but Later Withdrew Offer
Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has dismissed claims that the National Assembly blocked his ministerial appointment, stating that it was President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who ultimately withdrew the offer after initially urging him publicly to…
Rivers Assembly: I’m still in PDP — Wike says, dismisses France arrest rumours
ABUJA — Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says the defection of the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and 15 other lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a consequence…
EXCLUSIVE: Wike Losing Ground With Tinubu, Plans Rivers State Assembly’s Surprise Defection To APC Friday
Fresh political intrigues are unfolding in Rivers State as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is losing ground with President Bola Tinubu amid mounting pressure from both domestic and international stakeholders. Sources close to…
Tinubu Sends New Ambassadorial Nominees to Senate — Ibas, Dambazau Included
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded another list of non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for approval. The nominees, announced during Thursday’s plenary, include former Rivers State Sole Administrator and ex–Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe…